These are the Billboard Magazine number one albums of 1980, per the Billboard 200.
| Issue Date | Album | Artist(s) |
|---|---|---|
| January 5 | On the Radio: Greatest Hits Volumes 1 & 2 | Donna Summer |
| January 12 | Bee Gees Greatest | Bee Gees |
| January 19 | The Wall | Pink Floyd |
| January 26 | ||
| February 2 | ||
| February 9 | ||
| February 16 | ||
| February 23 | ||
| March 1 | ||
| March 8 | ||
| March 15 | ||
| March 22 | ||
| March 29 | ||
| April 5 | ||
| April 12 | ||
| April 19 | ||
| April 26 | ||
| May 3 | Against the Wind | Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band |
| May 10 | ||
| May 17 | ||
| May 24 | ||
| May 31 | ||
| June 7 | ||
| June 14 | Glass Houses | Billy Joel |
| June 21 | ||
| June 28 | ||
| July 5 | ||
| July 12 | ||
| July 19 | ||
| July 26 | Emotional Rescue | The Rolling Stones |
| August 2 | ||
| August 9 | ||
| August 16 | ||
| August 23 | ||
| August 30 | ||
| September 6 | ||
| September 13 | Hold Out | Jackson Browne |
| September 20 | The Game | Queen |
| September 27 | ||
| October 4 | ||
| October 11 | ||
| October 18 | ||
| October 25 | Guilty | Barbra Streisand |
| November 1 | ||
| November 8 | The River | Bruce Springsteen |
| November 15 | ||
| November 22 | ||
| November 29 | ||
| December 6 | Guilty | Barbra Streisand |
| December 13 | Kenny Rogers' Greatest Hits | Kenny Rogers |
| December 20 | ||
| December 27 | Double Fantasy | John Lennon and Yoko Ono |
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